E T Consultant - Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Coordinator

About the Company

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Water Multi-Stakeholder Partnership (MSP) is a joint initiative supported by the 2030 Water Resources Group (2030 WRG) and the World Bank Group (WBG) to assist the Thai Government in addressing water security challenges in the EEC. The MSP brings together public, private and civil society stakeholders to develop and scale solutions across Bulk Water Supply, Demand Management and Efficiency Improvement, and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse.

Organization: World Bank Group
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Term Duration: 1 year (Extended Term Consultant / ETC)
Recruitment Type: Local Recruitment
Required Language(s): Thai
Preferred Language(s): English

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary management interface and operational representative of the EEC Water MSP under the strategic leadership of the MSP Co-Chairs.
• Develop and refine the MSP strategy and implementation plan in alignment with EECO and WRG-WBG objectives and ensure delivery of concrete projects and programs across the three workstreams.
• Monitor program progress, ensure quality of activities and deliverables, and support mobilization of local technical resources and consultants.
• Facilitate convening of the MSP Steering Committee (meets at least twice a year) and organize regular workstream meetings.
• Lead stakeholder engagement at senior levels across government agencies (e.g., ONWR, RID, DWR, PWA), private sector entities, and academic institutions; maintain dialogue with parallel initiatives to develop collaborations and synergies.
• Identify and develop partnerships and resource mobilization strategies to support delivery of outputs.
• Develop and implement communication and outreach strategies for the EEC Water MSP; support knowledge management, synthesize lessons learned, and facilitate cross-learning with other WRG-WBG programs.
• Prepare detailed work programs, budgets, and assist in preparation of Terms of Reference and tender documents for consultancies.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience engaging government officials, private sector leaders, and civil society organizations in multi-stakeholder processes.
• Proven experience in program or project management related to water resources management, public-private partnerships, or similar sectors.
• Experience preparing workplans, budgets, Terms of Reference and managing consultancies/tenders.
• Strong communication skills and experience developing communication/outreach strategies and knowledge products.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple organizations and ensure delivery of high-quality outputs.
• Language: Thai required; English preferred.

Skills

• Stakeholder convening and partnership development
• Program/project planning and monitoring
• Knowledge management and synthesis of lessons learned
• Preparation of TORs, budgets and tender documents
• Communication and outreach

Additional Information

• Sector: Water / Sanitation
• MSP Secretariat coordination includes World Bank Bangkok Office, IFC Bangkok Office and WRG